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SCOTUS Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Elena Kagan to testify to Congress about budget on Tuesday
The two justices will meet with lawmakers on both the Senate and House Financial Services Appropriations subcommittees to discuss the court's $225.1 million budget request for fiscal year 2027.
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Trump reduces the sizes of two Utah National Monuments
The new proclamations reduce the size of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from approximately 1.87 million acres to roughly 181,500 acres, and the Bears Ears monument from approximately 1.36 million acres to roughly 121,100 acres.
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Jim Banks introduces bill to end birthright citizenship by following Kavanaugh roadmap
Banks' legislation would codify Trump’s 2025 executive order declaring illegal immigration across the southern border an "invasion," and change the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude children of such "invaders."
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Trump blasts California over handling of 'Fireaid' funds intended for LA fire victims
The money was raised during a one-night star-studded fundraiser titled "FireAid" at both the SoFi Stadium and the Forum. Stars like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Olivia Rodrigo, performed at the event.
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Retirees face $18,100 benefit loss in 7 years unless entitlement programs changed, study says
The watchdog group noted that without entitlement reform, the actual size of the benefit loss would vary based on a couple’s age, marital status, and work history.
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House Republicans brace for constituent backlash over Epstein files as they return home for break
Forcing disclosure of the materials from the investigations was delayed, to the consternation of many GOP and Dem voters, but they will have to come to a decision on their return from recess. The question becomes what the lawmakers can -- or will -- do.
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Republicans target China as security threat to U.S. real estate, schools, farmland
Long considered a foreign adversary, China has been making inroads in nearly all sectors of American society.
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Federal judge dismisses Trump admin's Illinois lawsuit over sanctuary policies
U.S. District Judge Lindsay Jenkins ruled that the Trump administration's efforts to force the state and city to comply with federal immigration law was an “end-run around the Tenth Amendment," which protects states from federal overreach.
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Trump administration plans to make US citizenship tests more difficult
The new chief said he hopes to make citizenship tests more difficult by increasing the amount of questions that applicants are required to answer.
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Rep. Abe Hamadeh introduces bill addressing VA health care staffing
Legislation would enhance the educational occupational program to address staffing shortages” within the VHA.
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Los Angeles schools to give students 'Know Your Rights' cards
At the annual Opening of Schools Address at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, LAUSD board President Scott Schmerelson told the audience that he recognized there has been rising stress levels among students, due to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests.
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Ghislaine Maxwell attorney seeks pardon for former Jeffrey Epstein associate
Trump has already said that he is not currently considering a pardon for Maxwell, who was an associate and friend of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, but he has not ruled it out.
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Dozens of economists call for Senate to pass healthcare price transparency bill
Marshall introduced the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act last week, which seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act to require public hospitals and medical centers to release negotiated rates, costs, and cash prices for services provided.